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Manmade marvels in medieval culture and literature /
Manmade marvels of the later medieval courts, animated golden birds, mechanical angels, and other fantastic machines, were not merely amusing distractions, but also agents of social negotiation and political import. In Manmade Marvels, the dancing metal peacocks, animated statuary, and spectacular i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Manmade marvels of the later medieval courts, animated golden birds, mechanical angels, and other fantastic machines, were not merely amusing distractions, but also agents of social negotiation and political import. In Manmade Marvels, the dancing metal peacocks, animated statuary, and spectacular illusions of the romance tradition are disembedded from traditional literary representation as supernatural fictions, and situated in the political culture where mechanical marvels were fashioned to delight courts, garner prestige, and symbolize power. This book provides a synthesis of court politics and technological history, intellectual traditions, and the practices of everyday life. Lightsey restores these marvels to the cultural roles they played as they were created by craftsmen and consumed by elite culture, invigorating our understanding of the role of craft in embellishing noble lives with the marvelous. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 212 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230605640 0230605648 9781349535026 1349535028 1281363014 9781281363015 9786611363017 6611363017 |
| Acceso: | University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |